FNUS74 KLIX 241517 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1017 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AT 0900 CDT...A WEAK 1016MB HIGH PRES AREA WAS CNTRD 28N/90W. A WEAK 1014MB TROF OF LOW PRES WAS NOTED ALONG THE FL CST NW OF KTPA TO NR KAQQ TO S OF KMOB...APRNT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FM PAST CONVECTION...MOVG SW 9KT. GIVEN CURRENT SPEED AND TREND...THIS TROF AND ASSOCD ISOLD TSRA WILL REACH THE SPILL LOCATION AROUND 300 PM CDT. SFC PRESSURE AT SPILL LOCATION 1015MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON SVR TSTMS MAINLY OVER LAND AREAS. .WIND PROFILE... 14Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC... NW 5KT 250FT... NW 5KT 500FT... NW 5KT 1KFT... NW 3KT 2KFT... NE 3KT 3KFT...ENE 8KT 4KFT...ENE 13KT 5KFT... E 17KT MAX WIND...314/21KT 37.8FT. DRY LAPSE SFC TO 500 FT...INVERSION 500 FT TO 1800 FT... MDT MOIST LAPSE RATE ABV 1800 FT. DRY ENTIRE COLUMN. P.W. 1.00 IN. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHSA - STENNIS INTL AP - BAY ST LOUIS MS ...KIPN - INDEPENDENCE 28.1N 87.9W ...KMYT - INNOVATOR 28.2N 89.6W ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 241451Z AUTO VRB05KT 8SM CLR 29/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02890228 51010 TSNO METAR KGAO 241503Z AUTO 02004KT CLR 30/21 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO METAR KHSA 241450Z 01005KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/23 A3000 METAR KIPN 241455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3000 RMK A01 METAR KMYT 241455Z AUTO 04009KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/24 A3001 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 241455Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM 29/24 A2999 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 241455Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3002 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 241455Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3000 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025-035. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...VFR CAVOK. AFT 17Z...SCT-BKN025TCU ...ISOLD-SCT 2SM TSRA G35KT...PSBL FC BKN025CB. KHUM 241140Z 2412/2512 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007 TEMPO 2412/2414 4SM BR SCT020 FM241400 07005KT P6SM SCT030 FM241900 14006KT P6SM SCT040 FM250100 00000KT P6SM SKC KHSA 241140Z 2412/2512 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2412/2414 4SM BR BKN015 FM241400 03005KT P6SM SCT025 FM241900 18006KT P6SM SCT040 FM250100 00000KT P6SM SKC= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY....VFR SCT020...OCNL MVFR BKN020. LGT W WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESAY...MVFR BKN020...OCNL VFR SCT020. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...MVFR BKN020...OCNL VFR SCT020. ISOLD SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT NW WND. .RADAR...AT 1000 CDT RADAR WAS NO LONGER DETECTING PRECIPITATION OVER THE N GLFMEX. NO LGTNG DETECTED OVER THE GLFMEX. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.58 FT AT 0939 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.60 AT 1700 CDT. WYCM6 1.68 FT AT 0954 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.10 AT 1943 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 81.1F .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 29 30 40 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 81 81 81 81 81 81 80 RH..............77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 9 9 9 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........S25............................ SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC SM SM .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 54 47 39 37 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............77 77 76 76 77 78 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 1300 1300 1200 1200 MIX HGT (M).....460 460 400 400 370 370 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 W 1 W 6 W 6 W 10 NW 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 2 W 0 W 3 W 3 W 4 NW 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 1 1 1 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 42 51 60 62 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 79 80 81 81 80 RH..............79 78 76 75 75 76 20 FT WIND......N 4 NE 3 NE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1300 1900 1900 2300 2300 MIX HGT (M).....370 400 580 580 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 9 E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 N 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 SEAS............1 2 2 2 1 1 SEA STATE.......SM SM SM SM SM SM .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100524.DEEPW.06/LIX